strike the palms of the hands together
act or sound of clapping
friendly slap
"The judge clapped him in jail"
"The big bird clapped its wings"
"The children were clapping to the music"
"the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
"clap two boards together"
All the forms of..salutation, from the clap on the shoulder to the humble bow.
出自: S. Johnson
It was very finely sung, so as to make the whole house clap her.
出自: S. Pepys
The Swedish girl raised her hands..and clapped them twice together to summon the waiter.
出自: D. Parker
法官把犯人投入狱中。
The judge clapped her in prison before she had had time to explain.
法官没等她辩解完,就把她关进了监狱。
The criminal was clapped into jail.
罪犯被投入狱中。
他用手拍拍老朋友的肩表示欢迎。 clap sth on sth
〔说明〕 clap on常不用于进行体。
When the new tax laws were passed, the taxpayers found that the government had clapped another 5% on cigarettes.
新税法通过后,纳税人发现政府在香烟上又增加了5%的税。
我多年未见我的哥哥了。
I haven't clapped eyes on him for ages. How is he now?
我有很久没看到他了。他现在怎样了?
I haven't clapped eyes on him since then.
自那以后,我就没有看到过他。
It's many years since I clapped eyes on him.
我最后一次看到他是很多年前了。
门砰地一声关上了。 clap sth ⇔ to
He clapped the door to.
他把门砰地一声关上了。
The girl clapped the door to as she left.
这个姑娘离开时,砰地一声关上了门。
演员们为了有个演戏的地方,匆匆搭了个舞台。
他们匆忙成交了。
He clapped up an excuse, but this was soon seen through.
他信口编造了一个借口,可是马上就被识破了。 clap sth ⇔ up
The two men clapped up a contract.
那两人匆匆订了合同。 clap up
Clap up, gentlemen!
先生们,大家鼓掌!